Daniel

I. Stories About Daniel and His Three Friends (1:1-6:28)

A. Introduction (1:1-7)

1. Fall of Judah (1:1-2)
2. Israelites brought to Babylon (1:3-5)
3. Daniel and three friends introduced (1:6-7)

B. Trials of Daniel and his friends (1:8-6:28)

1. Vegetarian diet proves best (1:8-21)
2. Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream (2:1-49)
3. Golden image and the fiery furnace (3:1-30)
4. Daniel interprets a second dream for Nebuchadnezzar (4:1-37)
5. Writing in the wall (5:1-31)
6. Daniel in the lions' den (6:1-28)

II. Daniel's Apocalyptic Visions (7:1-12:13)

A. First Vision: Four beasts (7:1-28)
B. Second Vision: Ram and goat (8:1-27)
C. Seventy weeks (9:1-27)

1. Daniel studies Jeremiah's prophecy regarding seventy years (9:1-2)
2. Daniel prays for his people (9:3-19)
3. Gabriel interprets seventy weeks (9:20-27)

D. Third Vision: Heavenly being discusses end times (10:1-12:13)